The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-22
CRIMES CRIMINALS
Anarchists Schawb and Fielden
Enter Upon
PENITENTIARY DUTIES FOR LIFE.

MACON. Ga, November 15.-[Special. This
afternoon Jailer Birdsong turned out eight
prisoners, to have counsel assigned for them at
Che courthouse. Tom Voolfolk was not of The
humber, as his counsel had already been en-
pioyed. AS soon as they had left the jailer
HEARD AN oSIINoUs RUBBING
and scraping on the floor of Woolfolk's cell.
Calling to Mrs Vincent, his mother-in-law,
sTho lives with the family, he asked her to
Eatch the outside doors, and Slipping into the
gail he locked the door behind him, and crept
Foftly upstairs. Peeping into. Wool
&olk's cell, he discovered him kneeling
on the floor of his cell scraping on the floor with
p piece of iron rod. Going down again, he I'M
locked the door so as 10 deceive Ramage and
Kitchen, the two prisoners who occupied the
cells adjoining Woolfolk's. Slipping up stairs
again, he found Ramsge with his headseraned
over the top of the closet, apparently talking
TO Voolfolk. He asked Ramage what was he
up to. and took both parties completely by
surprise. Going down he went
IN SEARCH OF HELP
qnd soon secured an assistant, with whose aid
he removed Ramage and Kitchen to the cage
A short while prior to this Ramage sent the
ailor note Which read
$ "Mr: Brdsong if you will put me over with Jones
md Mr. Parker will tell you something that may
do you good by It. (si.ned9 R. H;.RASIAGE."
After their detection Ramage told Birdsong
shat Tom
HAD A TWO BLADED KNIFE.
So soon as the first two were searched and
removed, their cells were gone through in q
careful manner. In the top of the water closet,
connected with similar one in Woolfolk's
cell, large hole, nearly big enough to admit
the body OF q man was found, together with
some pieces of wire Tt was evident that he
intended to get into the cell with Tom at the
proper time. The
MARKS OF A SAW
were plainly visible on the bars of the window
opening into the jail yard, Toms cell door
was then unlocked, and the iailor, with little
Erouble, found the crooked iron hook on which
She cots are hung when turned up. Tom ac-
knowledged to having
WRENCHED IT LOOSE,
and when asked what he intended to do with
1T, he replied:
ooh, l needed something to take exercise
with
"Why were you Sharpening it?"
81 was not sharping it. l was trying to
write my name on the floor. tell you hon
estly die not aim to do anything but exercise
with it. What could | do with it ?'
'You could use it for various purposes"
"You don't think ] meant to kill myself
with it?'' he said with laugh, as the jailor
continued the search.
"No, but
you COULD HIT MAN
q bad blow with it,"
"Wen, I'll tell you, honestly. I did not
mean to hurt any body. If L could not get out
without injuring somebody, I would not try it.
Besides, | am chained, and if were out of this
cell, I could hardly get ont of the jail. You
found the other fellows tIick,' he continued
1aughingly, "and now have found mine.''
eyes, but there's something else" said Bird
song, ''that cannot find. You have got the
best of me, Tom"
"Ha, ha, hal" chuclSled the prisoner; ''you're
burning! Don't you know the old game we
used to play of 'hde-the-switch,' while the
one who knew where the switch was would
keep saying to the searchers you're hot,
you're hotter you're burning up!' He, he,
he" snickered the prisoner gleefully.
"You're getting red hot! You're burning
up !,,, r., g., ;,
said the jailer after ransacking the cell.
POINTING TO THE PISTOL
in the faiior's pocket, he observed: "You see
If wasn't chained I'd take that away from
Sou."
: "a man tried that once, Tom. and he will
never forget how badly he failed"
Finally the searching party left the CELL and
came down into the office, where the iailor his
assistant and the reporters held brief CONSUL
Sation. Finally they opened the rear door, and
started a search of the yard. All felt assured
that he had the knife concealed. Looking up
TO the corner of the roof, bright idea struck
the iailor.
"There is where it isl said he, "and two of
you watch that window while I go up again.
Voolfolk seemed in high spirits, tried to sing
stanZa of "JesuS Lover of My Soul" and the
wild discoTdant jangle mingled with the clanl1
of his chain, kept him from noticing Birdsong
till he was in the cell again. The jailor walked
Immediately TO the window.
"You're red hot this time" said Tom, and
as Birdsong raised the window lie felt the
knife concealed on the upper edge Tom
seemed very much cIestfallon, did not laugh
as before, but sullenly sat down. The knife
proved to be
COMMON DOUBLE BLADED ONE,
and both blades were carefully notched so as
90 make a capital saw. With this and that
iron hook, Tom Voolfolk and probably Ram
age, intended to have cut his chain.
break the lock Of the door, and the fist OPP
portunity that offered they would have made
A WILD DASH FOR FREEDOM.
Kitchen may or may not have been in the
plot. He is almost blind, but succeeded in
breaking ont of the jail at McRae on previ-
GUS occasion. Voolfolk will now be left alone
as nobody will be allowed i'll the cells near
him